RIVER FOREST, ILL. – Kicking off their 2023 season on a freshly resurfaced court, the Concordia University Chicago women's tennis team fell to North Park University 9-0.

DOUBLES 
The new duo of Amelia Engelman (McKinney, Texas) and Amirah Shakir (Dekalb, Ill.) picked up the first points of the day for the Cougars despite falling in their match 8-3. Also picking up a point during doubles was the duo of Kamila Giza (East Dundee, Ill.) and Jessica Parker (Lake in the Hills, Ill.), the former would go on to secure two points during her singles match. 

SINGLES 
Four Cougars picked up points during singles as senior Ali Wingood (Chicago, Ill.) picked up a point in the number one spot to lead things for CUC. Freshman Tatiana Overton (Bolingbrook, Ill.) battled in her first appearance and picked up two points against her Viking counterpart, but was unable to secure the win. 

In the closest battle of the singles, Mackenzie Straulin (Johnsburg, Ill.) fell 6-8 closing things out for the Cougars.

The Cougars face a quick turnaround as they head over to Naperville, Illinois for two matches against North Central College and Carroll University tomorrow, September 2nd. Coverage can be found at cucougars.com/coverage while all things CUC Tennis can be found on Twitter and Instagram @cuchicagotennis.